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Picture #4: The flag flying over Ft. McHenry survived the rockets’ red glare and the bombs bursting in air, but when the lobsterbacks threw an entire shipload of pecans at the star-spangled banner, it was all over.

"Throw a few dozen Patriotic Pecans ™ to one side of Plastic Flag™ for a super-blast of extra pecan pride! Your guests will go nuts when they see the detail you've put into this delicious national treasure." Your commentary is hysterical! Thanks for the laughs! cc

Awww, I was gonna compliment you on your use of "patriocizing," but now I see it's not a real word. Too bad, I'd love to see it used in the news to describe political gambits! "The candidate won the debate hands-down by patriocizing every issue."

1) Happy Canada Day and it's all the better for seeing US flag silliness.

2) I just saw this and thought of you:

http://www.instructables.com/id/Steampunk-USB-Flash-Drive/

3) I heart you for the Happy Fun Ball joke. (PS I almost said Happy Fun Ball gag and then realized that that would be very, very, very different.) I bet you'd like one of the LJ icons I made ages ago: http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/33975999/4794476

you know, aside from the pecan disaster, i can see what decorators were thinking making those cakes... they're all american pastimes! drinking beer, fishing, eating a hamburger - all reasonable 4th of july activities. doesn't excuse the plastic flag though :P

As an English scholar for the last 7+ years, working toward a terminal degree ('cause only one of us is getting out alive), I have to say the following:

A-hem.

After careful consideration (over the last few seconds) I believe it is safe to say that cakewrecks has met all the criterion for new word creation and I thereby propose that we grant real-word status to the term patrioticizing.

Shame on you Jen for not knowing today was Canada day! Why don't you have every single holiday in every single country memorized so you can choreograph your blog more appropriately?Shame, shame, shame!

And I'm proud to be an AmericanFor at least I know I'm freeFree to patriotcize my cakeWith pecans from a treeAnd I proudly stand upNext to you and defend that plastic flag todayCause there ain't no doubt I love this landCake Wrecks, USA!

I was reading, I was hoping you were going to, and you did. Do not taunt Plastic Flag. You rock! Thank you. And thank the dear, sweet, Lord that they are not selling the pecan cake at my grocery store or I would have to buy one and keep it forever on a shelf in my basement because that is just too funny!

ugh. brings back horrid memories of all of my birthdays as a kid. Kind of sucks being born on the 4th of July. Everyone wants to get you a "flag cake" because "OMG SHE'LL LOVE IT!" thinking no one in your entire 47 years would have thought of that before.

lol sorry. I don't hate my birthday because I'm getting older, it just isn't fun being born on a national holiday. (except for the day off from work that is!)

Plastic Flag(tm) is only orderable in Canadian provinces and some cities in California. Plastic Flag(tm) is not to be held responsible for damage caused to the cake maker or cake eater by either Plastic Flag(tm) product or reaction of guests from usage of Plastic Flag(tm) product. No CODs. No LOLs. No WTFs. ...okay, a few of the latter. Plastic Flag (tm) should be used with care when making a CCC.

Patriotic Pecans(tm) is a trademark of the same makers of Plastic Flag(tm) and is exclusive to the usage of Plastic Flag(tm) products and are not always edible. Patriotic Pecans(tm) are not to be used with any other confection other than Plastic Flag(tm) pastries. These restrictions include but are not limited to pecan bread, pecan muffins, trek mix, pecan pralines, or pecan beer.

Please do not consume Plastic Flag(tm). No refund without a receipt. No proof of sale nor receipt given on date of sale. May Blog have mercy on your soul amen.

Wow I want some patriotic pecans. Maybe I could light those instead of fireworks since they are illegal where I am lol. Oh never ever taunt the plastic flag it has ways of showing up in unexpected places and I am sure one can be found on a baby shower cake somewhere..

Okay, I don't know if I have EVER laughed this hard at any entry on this site as I have this particular one. I am not only reminded of the "Happy Fun Ball" commercial on SNL but somehow also the "Ren and Stimpy" LOG! commercial LOL

I am with Tricia L up there and all of the pecans. In my best Jerry Seinfeld voice, I say, "What is the deal with all of the pecans? Did a giant squirrel sneeze them all on to the cake but just to the right and not the left? Is the cake trying to be part divinity?" Ha ha...I slay me.

I love the shell border around the beer mug. It just adds that fancy touch, don't you think? ;)

Thank you for the alert that pecans are the new sprinkles. From now on I'm going to throw (and I do mean THROW) pecans on all my baked goods, just for good measure. Who needs sprinkles anyways?? They're SO out of fashion! lol ;)

I WANT TO ORDER A PLASTIC FLAG! Do you have any for other countries, say, Philippines? Anyway, that last cake would've looked great if it weren't for the Patriotic Pecans™. But it looks so AWESOME now~

I made a flag cake from an idea from Betty Crocker. The cake looked really great until I frosted it, now, it belongs on yoru site. I made a status about it on FB and my friend mentioned your site. Yep, it truly belongs here, but we'll just leave it in the refrigerator and try to forget about it. Note to self: I truly do not have cake decorating skills. Next year, I will try a plastic flag!

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